20 movies like The Corporation, ordered by similarity : The Big One(1997), Fahrenheit 11/9(2018), Darfur Now(2007), Seed: The Untold Story(2016), Burden(2016), Mardi Gras: Made in China(2005), Food, Inc.(2008), What Is Democracy?(2018), Crude(2009), Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price(2005), Harry Benson: Shoot First(2016), Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers(2006) ...
Documentary
Canada
2003
168 Minutes
noam chomsky activist expert kathie lee gifford ceo michael moore frightening disheartening passionate rousing sweatshop united states office yard factory corporate greed political activism exploitation capitalism human rights
Documentary that looks at the concept of the corporation throughout recent history up to its present-day dominance.
Documentary
USA|UK
1997
96 Minutes
michael moore ceo musician author union organizer brash crafty rousing bookstore midwest office parking lot shopping mall united states corporate greed working class interview labor politics unemployment
On his book tour, Michael Moore exposes more wrongdoing by greedy big businesses and callous politicians around America.
Documentary
USA
2018
128 Minutes
michael moore documentarian political activist politician citizen u.s. president bleak disheartening uneasy tense unrestrained passionate united states restaurant protest office government building american culture social injustice politics
Filmmaker Michael Moore examines the current state of American politics, particularly the Donald Trump presidency and gun violence, while highlighting the power of grassroots democratic movements.
Documentary
USA
2007
99 Minutes
u.n. worker college graduate actor activist politician prosecutor rousing inspiring passionate darfur, sudan california china egypt united nations darfur humanitarian work genocide human rights political unrest activism
An examination of the genocide in Sudan's western region of Darfur.
Documentary
USA
2016
94 Minutes
Jon Betz
farmer activist executive anthropologist politician narrator emotional engaging chilling farm office factory forest protest street farming extinction food corporate greed activism
A film about the importance of heirloom seeds to the agriculture of the world, focusing on seed keepers and activists from around the world.
Documentary
2016
88 Minutes
Richard Dewey
artist expert curator critic friend narrator fascinating creative intense museum apartment warehouse office street art gallery art masochism criticism creative process passion
The life of the always provocative artist Chris Burden, whose work consistently challenged ideas about the limits and nature of modern art, from his notorious performances in the 1970s to his later works.
Documentary
USA
2005
78 Minutes
factory worker factory director teenager mardi gras reveler passionate engaging fascinating china fuzhou factory dormitory new orleans new york city globalization child labor china manufacturing mardi gras discovery pursuit
This examination of cultural and economic globalization follows the life-cycle of Mardi Gras beads from a small factory in Fuzhou, China, to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, and to art galleries in New York City.
Documentary
USA
2008
94 Minutes
activist author farmer businessman politician mother disturbing gripping slaughterhouse farm office family home food agriculture corporate greed illness animal cruelty wretched excess discovery 2000s
An unflattering look inside America's corporate controlled food industry.
Documentary
2018
107 Minutes
Astra Taylor Cornel West Angela Davis Eleni Perdikouri William Barber
citizen expert activist politician philosopher bleak fascinating incredible emotional engaging syria united states parade park protest office democracy philosophical conflict philosophy social issues
This reflection on democracy spans millennia and continents, from ancient Athens' groundbreaking experiment in self-government to capitalism's roots in medieval Italy.
Documentary
USA
2009
104 Minutes
Pablo Fajardo Kent Robertson Amy Goodman Rafael Correa Hugo Chavez Trudie Styler
native activist executive environmentalist filmmaker bleak emotional ecuador jungle oil refinery south america oil business environmental disaster legal battle activism native people corporate greed wretched excess underdog discovery
The story of lawsuit by tens of thousands of Ecuadorans against Chevron over contamination of the Ecuadorean Amazon.
Documentary
USA
2005
98 Minutes
Don Hunter Jon Hunter Jeremy Hunter Frank Mormino John Bruening Susie Geiser
employee manager ceo father mother mechanic emotional bleak united states store household small town convention center corporate greed worker's rights exploitation deception corruption discovery underdog
A look at the impact of the retail giant on local communities.
Documentary
USA
2016
87 Minutes
photographer musician actor politician chess grandmaster activist creative cool confident london los angeles concert stage backstage bar restaurant photography fame music art passion
What we know today about many famous musicians, politicians, and actresses is due to the famous work of photographer Harry Benson. He captured vibrant and intimate photos of the most famous... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
2006
75 Minutes
truck driver soldier iraqi contractor rousing disheartening gutsy iraq military base iraq war corporate greed political corruption military wretched excess 2000s
Robert Greenwald looks at war profiteering in Iraq by private contracting companies Halliburton, CACI, and KBR.
Documentary
2017
89 Minutes
Geeta Gandbhir Michelle Brettin Rachel Dissell Mariska Hargitay Helena Lazaro Kym Worthy Cy Vance
expert victim sexual predator sex offender police detective investigator bleak emotional frightening gripping disheartening raw sad shocking united states sexual abuse assault investigation criminal justice system discovery
An investigation into the way sexual assault cases are handled by police departments across the United States.
Documentary
USA|Canada|Germany
2002
120 Minutes
michael moore student activist rock star striking engaging amusing disturbing colorado michigan canada bank high school guns violence politics activism law quest discovery
Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.
Documentary, War, Drama, History
USA|Congo
2017
93 Minutes
Mamadou Ndala
merchant poor person villager government official military officer bleak brutal uneasy tense intricate disheartening congo village plains office road market political corruption political unrest military occupation
An unfiltered look in to the lives of 3 characters surviving amongst the most recent cycle of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, otherwise known as the M23 rebellion.
Documentary
USA
2009
94 Minutes
activist fisherman filmmaker trainer emotional shocking rousing taiji, japan fishing animal cruelty activism quest 2000s
Using state-of-the-art equipment, a group of activists, led by renowned dolphin trainer Ric O'Barry, infiltrate a cove near Taijii, Japan to expose both a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health.
Documentary
USA
1982
95 Minutes
filmmaker actor native mick jagger cinematographer shocking passionate spectacular peru amazon mountain steamboat movie set river werner herzog obsession filmmaking collaboration bad luck quest
A documentary following German auteur Werner Herzog as he deals with difficult actors, bad weather and getting a boat over a mountain, all in an effort to make his film Fitzcarraldo (1982).
Documentary
USA
2007
113 Minutes
doctor patient politician father president bleak engaging hospital house washington, d.c. united states illness negligence health insurance death activism discovery fall quest 2000s
A documentary comparing the highly profitable American health care industry to other nations, and HMO horror stories including shotgun deaths.
Documentary, War
Denmark|Sweden
2010
100 Minutes
soldier peasant afghan stripper officer militant brutal disturbing intense disheartening denmark afghanistan base camp afghan village war in afghanistan military life horrors of war civilian deaths boredom wretched excess
Danish soldiers are sent to Afghanistan in 2009 for 6 months, to help stabilize the country against the Taliban. They're stationed on Armadillo military base in Helman province. Unlike other war movies, this is the real deal - no actors.
Documentary
2003
91 Minutes
Jørgen Leth Claus Nissen
filmmaker man woman director jørgen leth lars von trier chilling fascinating suspenseful cuba bombay red-light district brussels, belgium discipline solitude challenge art altering history discovery quest